Division insignia of the United States Army
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Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture.[1]
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Airborne/Infantry [edit]
Note: several insignia are of World War II formations.
Note: US infantry divisions were not formed under the following numbers:"53";"54";"56";"57";"58";"60"; "64".[citation needed]
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1st Infantry Division
"Big Red One"[2] -
2nd Infantry Division
"Indianhead"[2] -
3rd Infantry Division
"Marne Division"[2] -
4th Infantry Division
"Ivy Division"[2] -
5th Infantry Division
"Red Diamond"[2] -
6th Infantry Division
"Sightseeing Sixth"[2] -
6th Airborne Division
Operation Vendetta "phantom" unit -
7th Infantry Division
"Bayonet"[2] -
8th Infantry Division
"Pathfinder"[2] -
9th Infantry Division
"Old Reliables"[2] -
9th Airborne Division
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
10th Division
(Regular Army/National Guard unit of 1918–19) -
10th Mountain Division
"Climb to Glory" Division -
11th Airborne Division
"Angels"[2] -
11th Infantry Division
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
12th Infantry Division
"Philippine Division" -
13th Airborne Division
"Black Cat" Division -
17th Infantry Division Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
17th Airborne Division
"Golden Talons" Division -
18th Division
(Regular army/National Guard WWI-distinct from National Guard 18th Division) -
21st Airborne Division
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
23rd Infantry Division
"Americal" -
24th Infantry Division
"Victory Division"[2] -
25th Infantry Division
"Tropic Lightning"[2] -
26th Infantry Division
"Yankee"[2] -
27th Infantry Division
"New York" Division -
28th Infantry Division
"Keystone"[2] -
29th Infantry Division
"Blue and Gray"[2] -
30th Infantry Division
"Old Hickory" Division -
31st Infantry Division
"Dixie Division" -
32nd Infantry Division
"Red Arrow"[2] -
33rd Infantry Division
"Prairie"[2] -
34th Infantry Division
"Red Bull"[2] -
35th Infantry Division
"Santa Fe"[2] -
36th Infantry Division
"Arrowhead"[2] -
37th Infantry Division
"Buckeye"[2] -
38th Infantry Division
"Cyclone"[2] -
39th Infantry Division
"Dixie Division" -
40th Infantry Division
"Sunshine Division"[2] -
41st Infantry Division
"Jungleers" Division -
42nd Infantry Division
"Rainbow"[2] -
43rd Infantry Division
"Winged Victory" Division -
44th Infantry Division
"Prepared In All Things Division" -
45th Infantry Division
1924–1939
SSI changed to Thunderbird 1939 -
45th Infantry Division
"Thunderbird"[2]
1939–1953 -
46th Infantry Division
Operation Wadham "phantom" unit -
46th Infantry Division
"Iron Fist" Division
1947–1968 -
47th Infantry Division
"Viking Division" -
48th Infantry Division
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
48th Infantry Division
National Guard Division from Florida and Georgia, 1946-1955 -
49th Infantry Division
"Argonauts" -
55th Infantry Division
Fourth British Army "phantom" unit -
59th Infantry Division
"Rattlesnake"[3]
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
63rd Infantry Division
"Blood and Fire"[2] -
65th Infantry Division
"Battle-Axe" Division -
66th Infantry Division
"Black Panther" Division -
69th Infantry Division
"Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division -
70th Infantry Division
"Trailblazers"[2] -
71st Infantry Division
"The Red Circle" Division -
75th Infantry Division
"Make Ready" Division -
76th Infantry Division
"Onway/Liberty Bell" Division -
77th Infantry Division
"Statute of Liberty"[2] -
78th Infantry Division
"Lightning"[2] -
79th Infantry Division
"Cross of Lorraine"[2] Division -
80th Division
"Blue Ridge"[2] Division -
81st Infantry Division
"Wildcat"[2] -
82nd Airborne Division
"All American"[2] -
83rd Infantry Division
"Thunderbolt"[2] -
84th Infantry Division
"Railsplitters"[2] -
85th Infantry Division
"Custer"[2] -
86th Infantry Division
"Blackhawk Division" -
87th Infantry Division
"Golden Acorn"[2] -
88th Infantry Division
"Fighting Blue Devils/Clover Leaf Division" -
89th Infantry Division
"Rolling W" Division -
90th Infantry Division
"Tough 'ombres"[2] -
91st Infantry Division
"Wild West Division"[2] -
92nd Infantry Division
"Buffalo Soldiers" Division -
93d Infantry Division
"Blue Helmets" Division -
94th Infantry Division
"Neuf Cats" Division
1923–1942; 1956–1967 -
94th Infantry Division
"Neuf Cats" Division
1942–1956 -
95th Infantry Division
"Iron Men of Metz"[2] -
96th Infantry Division
"The Deadeye Division" -
97th Infantry Division
"Trident" Division -
98th Infantry Division
"Iroquois"[2] -
99th Infantry Division
"Checkerboard Division" -
100th Division
"Century"[2] -
101st Airborne Division
"Screaming Eagles"[2] -
102nd Infantry Division
"Ozark"[2] -
103rd Infantry Division
"Cactus Division"[2] -
104th Infantry Division
"Timberwolf" Division -
106th Infantry Division
"Golden Lions" Division -
108th Division
"Golden Griffins" Division -
119th Infantry Division
Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
130th Infantry Division
Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
141st Infantry Division
Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
157th Infantry Division
Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
Unnumbered [edit]
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Panama Canal Division (United States) 1921-1932 -
Hawaiian Division
active 1921–41. Basis for 24th and 25th Divisions
Cavalry [edit]
Armored [edit]
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1st Armored Division
"Old Ironsides"[2]
March 1932 – April 1946
March 1951 – today -
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels"[2]
July 1940 – Dec 1995 -
3rd Armored Division "Spearhead"[2]
April 1941 – Nov 1945
July 1947 – Oct 1992 -
4th Armored Division "Name Enough"
April 1941 – 1971 -
5th Armored Division "Victory"[2]
Oct 1941 – Oct 1945 -
6th Armored Division "Super Sixth"[2]
Feb 1942 – Sept 1945 -
7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"[2]
March 1942 – Oct 1945 -
8th Armored Division
"Iron Snake"
April 1942 – Nov 1945 -
9th Armored Division "Phantom"
July 1942 – Oct 1945 -
10th Armored Division "Tiger"
July 1942 – Oct 1945 -
11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt"
Aug 1942 – Aug 1945 -
12th Armored Division "Hellcat Division"
Sept 1942 – Dec 1945 -
13th Armored Division "Black Cats"
Oct 1942 – Nov 1945 -
14th Armored Division "Liberators"[2]
Nov 1942 – Sept 1945 -
15th Armored Division
WWII ghost division
see Operation Fortitude -
16th Armored Division "Lightning Power"
July 1943 – Oct 1945 -
20th Armored Division "Armoraiders"
March 1943 – April 1946 -
25th Armored Division
WWII ghost division
of the US 14th Army -
27th Armored Division "Empire Division"
1955 – 1967 -
30th Armored Division "Dixie Division"
1954 – Dec 1973
Tennessee National Guard -
39th Armored Division
WWII ghost division
see Operation Fortitude -
40th Armored Division "Grizzly Division"
July 1954 – 1968
California National Guard -
48th Armored Division "Hurricane Division"
Florida National Guard -
49th Armored Division "Lone Star"
Feb 1946 – 1968
Nov 1973 – July 2004
Texas National Guard -
50th Armored Division "Jersey Blues"
July 1946 – Sept 1993
New Jersey National Guard
See also [edit]
- commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army
- Commons:Field Corps insignia of the United States Army
- commons:Division insignia of the United States Army
- Brigade insignia of the United States Army
- Miscellaneous shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Army
Sources & references [edit]
- ^ Distinctive Unit Insignia, Coat of Arms, Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "Special Designation Listing By Unit Number". United States Army Center of Military History. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ Hesketh, Roger (1999). Fortitude:The D-Day Deception Campaign. St Ermin's Press. ISBN 0-316-85172-8.